单词 | of necessity |
释义 | of necessity (once / 790 pages) adv Something that happens of necessity has to happen — it's unavoidable. During a blizzard your mother might, of necessity, serve leftovers three nights in a row. The phrase of necessity is an adverb that means, basically, "inevitably," or "necessarily." When you do something of necessity, you have to do it. A teacher's voice might of necessity be loud and sharp, to get the attention of distracted students, and a neighborhood shop might of necessity be closed unexpectedly because of water damage from a heavy rainstorm and a leaky roof. Necessity comes from the Latin necessitatem, "unavoidableness." WORD FAMILYof necessity USAGE EXAMPLESThose who lead publicly traded companies also tend to be, of necessity, more pragmatic than ideological. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) “The Cuban markets are a market of necessity.” New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) But unlike the changes Trotz initiated last week to jump-start his team’s offense, these were made out of necessity. Washington Post(Nov 20, 2016) adv in such a manner as could not be otherwise Syn inevitably, necessarily, needs |
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